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This morning, Food & Wine announced its 2014 class of Best New Chefs, following up on last week’s people choice vote (which will be announced tomorrow). Editor-in-chief Dana Cowin skipped her usual brainteasers to announce the winners, in favor of selfies.

This year, the Bay Area representative for the editorial Food & Wine picks is none other than SPQR chef Matthew Accarrino, described by the magazine as “the mad genius of handmade pasta.” He joins recent local Best New Chefs honorees Danny Bowien (2013), Justin Cogley (2013), Corey Lee (2012), Joshua Skenes (2011), James Syhabout (2010), Christopher Kostow (2009), and Nate Appleman (2009) … who just happened to be Accarrino’s predecessor at SPQR.

The rest of the 2014 winners are below. It was a good year for Texas, and Manhattan was completely shut out: